Trauma Team Leader TipsTrauma & Orthopaedics
TTL tips 4: Code Red
2 min read
TTL tip 4 is about getting your CODE RED instructions right, by developing the right mindset about what you want to achieve and why.
Evaluating the PECARN Abdominal Trauma Rule in the grey zone….
9 min read
How should we assess children with one or two positive PECARN abdominal trauma criteria? This appraisal examines a secondary analysis of the prediction rule, the different risks associated with individual findings and the continuing role of clinical judgement and repeated assessment.
Podcast – April 2024 Monthly Round Up – Bougies, cardiac arrest, trauma, sepsis, race and medicine, and choosing with intention
40 min read
Iain and Simon review the April 2024 posts, covering bougies, cardiac arrest, trauma and sepsis. They also discuss race in medicine, global health and choosing commitments deliberately, with learning from the RCEM CPD conference and the emergency medicine conference in Graz.
Serratus Anterior Plane Blocks for rib fractures in the Emergency Department
10 min read
Review of an RCT of serratus anterior plane blocks in the emergency department for chest/rib injury. Is this now a standard of care?
Journal ClubEvidence-Based Medicine
E-scooter injury patterns – are they different and does it matter?
5 min read
How do injury patterns in e-scooter riders compare with those in cyclists? This appraisal examines a retrospective trauma registry study, considering the injuries recorded, differences in the circumstances of incidents and the implications for prevention and assessment.
Prehospital transfusion decision making
7 min read
How do experienced prehospital clinicians decide when to give blood? This appraisal explores a qualitative study of physicians at two UK air ambulance services, examining the role of experience and uncertainty, and what these decisions can teach us about training and reflection.
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